France defending champion, Brazil five times and Argentina So far, these are the favorite teams to win the 2022 World Cup. Of course, there are reasons or story that comes with certain circles predictions for the above three teams.
France for example. The Blues side are believed to become champions to equal Brazil and Italy’s record of defending the World Cup title. While Brazil should become champions because in the previous World Cup held in Asia (World Cup 2022 South Korea-Japan), the Selecao team also came out as champions.
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And what about Argentina? Matchology what accompanies Lionel Messi cs to become the champion of the 2022 World Cup? Apparently, this World Cup bears a number of similarities to when Diego Maradona led La Albiceleste to win the 1986 World Cup.
Here are some similarities or compatibilities between the 1986 World Cup and the 2022 World Cup:
1. Morocco become group champions
Before the 2022 World Cup, no one expected Morocco to top the group. Especially if you look at the composition of Group F which includes Canada, 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia and FIFA second team Belgium.
However, anything can happen in football. Morocco actually qualified as Group F winners after picking up two wins and one draw. By winning seven points, Hakim Ziyech et al outclassed Croatia (5), Belgium (4) and Canada (0).
What was unique was that at the 1986 World Cup, Morocco, who were in Group F, also managed to overturn the odds where they came out as group winners beating England, Poland and Portugal.
2. Belgium finished in third place
Belgium had the upper hand beating Canada in the opening game of Group F. Unfortunately, Kevin De Bruyne et al looked slow in the remaining two games; lost against Morocco and draw against Croatia. As a result, Belgium had to accept the bitter pill of not qualifying for the knockout stage as they only finished third in Group F, unable to match Croatia and Morocco.
The results above are exactly the same as those of the 1986 World Cup. At that time, Belgium, who were joined in Group B with Mexico, Paraguay and Iraq, had to settle for third place after earning a win, a draw. and a defeat.
However, at that time Belgium still had the right to qualify for the Round of 16 with the status of one of the top four third-placed teams.
3. Canada is the guardian
Before the 2022 World Cup, Canada last qualified for the World Cup in 1986. Interestingly, the results they achieved were pretty much identical; to be a guardian.
At the 1986 World Cup, Canada was unable to compete with the Soviet Union, France and Hungary. The three games they played ended in defeat. Canada is in last place without earning any points.
A similar incident was featured during the 2022 World Cup. Canada actually performed quite well and were able to follow Morocco, Croatia and Belgium. Unfortunately, it all ended in a loss and again had to come to terms with the fact that he was down with 0 points.
As well as having a number of similarities to the 1986 World Cup, there is another interesting matchology that bolsters the “predictions” that Lionel Messi will lead Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, namely the victory over Australia in the round of 16.
Australia are known for only qualifying for the knockout stages of the World Cup twice. Before the 2022 World Cup, the Socceroos team qualified for the Round of 16 of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Australia’s move was then halted by Italy with a tight 1-0 scoreline.
Interestingly, Italy, who beat Australia in the round of 16, went on to win the championship after beating France on penalties. So this scene is similar to what Argentina went through at the 2022 World Cup where they managed to beat Australia in the Round of 16 with a tight 2-1 scoreline.
In the quarter-finals later, Argentina will face the Netherlands on Saturday (10/12) in the WIB morning. This match was also a repeat of the 1978 World Cup final where Argentina then emerged victorious after beating the Netherlands 3-1 in extra time after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
Among the many matches above, will Lionel Messi manage to lead Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup and end their adventure on the World Cup stage with the FIFA World Cup trophy? Fifa?
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